Philippines Receives Three High Speed Boats From Japan Under President Duterte

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thurday, November 16 received three of the ten high speed Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB) donated by the Japanese government through Japan International Cooperation (JICA).

According to PCG, RHIBs are part of the JPY600 million Non-Project Grant Aid (NPGA) for the PCG from the Japanese government’s Economic and Social Development Program.

“This project is one of the four (4) other equipment granted to the PCG. Among others were a 14-person capacity 15-meter boat, two (2) 10-12 meter boat and a portable X-ray detector,” PCG said.

“The said NPGA is a result of President Rodrigo Duterte’s request to Japanese Ambassador Kazuhide Ishikawa during his courtesy call last July 2016 in the Philippines,” it added.

Source: Philippine Coast Guard